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Well, here is another cedar piece. I finally got to try my steady rest and Monster Hollowing System out. They both worked perfectly. So nice to buy tools that actually do what they say. What a pleasure it was to make this. The laser really helped out a lot too. The vase stands 16-1/2" tall. It's hollowed out to the same shape as the exterior.
Finished with Tung oil and Beall buffed.
Thanks for looking and all comments welcome, Don L.

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Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Registered: August 2009
Location: Oxford, NC
Posts: 1,599

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Date: Tue January 26, 2010
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Keywords: cedar vase

Comments

Brendan McAreavy

That is exquisite Don. I think everything about this is excellent.

#1 Tue January 26, 2010 8:42pm

Mike Baber

Beautiful piece, ceder is so hard to work with without cracking even if its dry. You did this piece justice and it show, nicely done. Thumbs Up!

Wizzy

#2 Tue January 26, 2010 8:49pm

Makepeace

Leo Makepeace

Perfect, glad the tools worked for you so well, but the operator deserves a 12/10 this time. Love it

BTW, are you this good or do you spend 23 hours a day with sandpaper ??.

Ruining lots of good wood to get a few average bits.

#3 Tue January 26, 2010 11:50pm

Bill Beck

Whats to say? It's beautiful.

#4 Wed January 27, 2010 12:32am

Bill Bolen

Beautifully done Don. It just screams elegant...Bill...

#5 Wed January 27, 2010 12:42am

Robert Greene

Bob

This is beautiful work, Don. It gives me something to strive for.
Bob

#6 Wed January 27, 2010 2:25am

ergeist

Cedar just begs to be turned the way the grain seems to just flow around the curves like trails from a cloud, and you did an amazing job of bringing that out! Very elegant.

#7 Wed January 27, 2010 3:51am

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Thanks a million for the kind words, guys.

Leo: I'm too cheap to use that much sandpaper :].

#8 Wed January 27, 2010 1:23pm

TomTunget

Tom Tunget

Don,
What a superb form! You hit the nail on the head with this one! Smile!

#9 Wed January 27, 2010 3:08pm

Ed Weber

I like it, very pleasing shape. The only critique would be that I think base is a bit too small. I would make it the same dia. as the top, give or take.

#10 Wed January 27, 2010 6:26pm

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Hi Eweber! Actually the camera shot makes it look small. It's really the exact same size as the top.
Thanks, Don L.

#11 Wed January 27, 2010 10:51pm

Ed Weber

That must be one of those optical confusions, or something.

#12 Wed January 27, 2010 11:35pm

Don Andrews

Superior work, I love it

Don

#13 Fri January 29, 2010 11:55pm

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Thank you, Don

Don L.

#14 Sat January 30, 2010 1:12am